Coat hanger and pants support



Nov. 1, 1938. c. L. SEYLER 2,134,740

COAT HANGER AND PANTS SUPPORT Filed June 25, 193'? %%HH|HIHM a WNW ICharla; L717]? 5551]?!" Patented Nov. 1, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

4 Claims.

This invention relates generally to garment hangers; and, moreparticularly to garment hangers comprising a curved supporting baradapted to hold a coat or the like, and combined with a slotted crossbar adapted to hold. and suspend one or more pairs of trousers or thelike.

The main object of the invention is to provide a garment hanger of thecharacter referred to, which will support one or more garments in suchmanner as to avoid objectionable folding or creasing. i

Other objects of the invention will become apparent as the detaileddescription thereof proceeds.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of a preferred form of the garment hanger, withparts thereof broken away and illustrated in section;

Figure 2 is a horizontal section, to an enlarged scale, taken on theline 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse section taken on the line 3-3 ofFigure 1;

The form of the invention shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3 comprises a curvedsupporting bar or frame, designated generally by the reference numeralI, and having curved shoulder members 8 and 9, extending in oppositedirections symmetrically from a central or neck part Ill. The bar 1 isprovided at its center with an upwardly extending hook H, by which itmay be suspended from any suitable support.

Preferably the bar I is made from a block of tough, somewhat resilient,Wood, such as maple, cut away transversely, to form a substantiallytriangular aperture l2. The straight edged base of the block I isgrooved lengthwise to form two clamping plates l3 and M, having theiradjacent clamping edges separated by a slot 15 in communication with theaperture l2.

The lower ends of the curved shoulder parts 8 and 9, are cut to formalined grooves wider than, and symmetrically arranged with respect toslot I5 to receive the cuffs of trouser legs or skirts intended to beinserted in the slot l5 and clamped therein. The cuff receiving grooveformed in the lower end of shoulder member 8 is defined by the sides i6and I1, top I 8 and the inwardly directed flanges l9 and2il, formed bythe upper surfaces of the left hand ends of clamping plates 13 and Mrespectively.

Similarly, the groove through the lower end of shoulder member 9 isdefined by the sides 2| and.

22, top 23, and the inwardly directed flanges 24 and 25 formed by theupper surfaces of the right hand ends of clamping plates l3 and I4respectively.

The ends of the opposite edges of the plates l3 and Hi, forming the slot55, are outwardly curved to facilitate the reception of the trouser legsor skirts between said edges. The width of the slot l5 should beslightly less than the thickness of the garment to be received therein,in order that the same may be clamped between the plates by the naturalresilience of the material of which the hanger is made.

It will be apparent from the disclosure herein that the garment hangerof this invention is adapted for securely holding a number of gar-'ments pertaining to a suit in their original shape without creasing orwrinkling.

What I claim is:

l. A garment hanger made from a block of Wood or other slightlyresilient material and comprising a central portion provided with asuspending hook, a pair of curved members extending symmetrically fromopposite sides of said central portion, a chord member connecting theouter ends of said members, said chord member and said outer ends beinggrooved to form a slot for receiving skirts or trousers.

2. A garment hanger made from a block of Wood or other slightlyresilient material and comprising a central portion provided with asuspending hook, a pair of curved members extending symmetrically fromopposite sides of said central portion, a chord member connecting theouter ends of said members, said chord member and said outer ends beinggrooved to form a pair of straight edged clamping plates adapted toreceive and clamp skirts or trousers in the slot formed by theiradjacent edges.

3. A garment hanger made from a block of wood or other slightlyresilient material and comprising a central portion provided with asuspending hook, a pair of curved members extending symmetrically fromopposite sides of said central portion, a chord member connecting theouter ends of said members, said chord member and said outer ends beinggrooved to form a pair of straight edged clamping plates adapted toreceive and clamp skirts or trousers in the slot formed by theiradjacent edges, the opposite ends of said adjacent edges being taperedoutwardly to facilitate the placing of garments in said slot.

4. A garment hanger made from a block of wood or other slightlyresilient material and comprising a central portion provided with asuspending hook, a pair of curved members extending symmetrically fromopposite sides of said central portion, a chord member connecting theouter ends of said members, said chord member and said outer ends beinggrooved to form a pair of straight edges clamping plates adapted toreceive and clamp skirts or trousers in the slot formed by theiradjacent edges, the opposite ends of said adjacent edges being taperedoutwardly to facilitate the placing of garments in said slot, saidcurved members being provided with grooves wider and communicating withsaid slot to receive the cuffs of trousers or band of skirts duringtheir sliding movements into said 6 slot.

CHARLES LYNN SEYLER.

